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flatfish

flat·fish

UK/ˈflætfɪʃ/ US/ˈflæˌtfɪʃ/ uncommon

noun

1.

sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets

2.

any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side

Origin

From flat + fish.

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